Sasajiscymnus anomalus ( Chapin, 1965 ) Leeper, 2014

Leeper, John R., 2014, Nomenclatural and Taxonomic Notes on Names of Hawaiian Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 46, pp. 1-7 : 4

Sasajiscymnus anomalus ( Chapin, 1965) N. comb.

Justification: ITIS lists S. anomalus (TNS: 187043) and cites Vandenberg (2004). Vandenberg (2004: 483–484) proposed the generic Sasajiscymnus as a replacement name and objective synonym for Pseudoscymnus Chapin. The latter is a junior homonym of Pseudoscymnus Herre (1935) , which is a genus of kitefin shark ( Squaliformes : Dalatiidae ).

Names Used in Hawaii: Leeper (1976: 280) listed this species in the genus Pseudoscymnus . The species can be found in Hawaiian literature as:

Pseudoscymnus anomalus Chapin ;

Beardsley 1970: 508; Leeper 1976:

280; Nishida 2002: 52.

Pseudoscymnus sp. ; Davis 1971: 61.

The UHIM currently lists Pseudoscymnus anomalus Chapin. This is the first use of Sasajiscymnus anomalus (Chapin) and represents a new combination.